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Lesbians Have Same Gynecologic Health Needs as Heterosexuals

Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should provide the same comprehensive gynecologic health care to lesbians and bisexual women as they do to heterosexual women, including Pap tests, according to a new Commit...

April 2012

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Ob-Gyns Partner with Text4Baby

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) has signed on as a national partner and key content reviewer for text4baby, the first free health texting servi...

February 2012

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Fight Prematurity with Awareness - Longer Pregnancies Ob-Gyns Say

Washington, DC -- Prematurity is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality in the US. While many preterm births are spontaneous, some babies that could be born at full-term are delivered earl...

November 2011

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Tobacco Alcohol Drugs and Pregnancy

FAQ170

Why is smoking bad during pregnancy? If a woman smokes when she is pregnant, her baby is exposed to harmful chemicals such as tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide. Nicotine causes blood vessels to cons...

August 2011

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Luella Klein MD Receives Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award

Washington, DC -- In honor of a career devoted to the advancement of women's health, The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) presented the first ever Luella Klein Lifetime Ach...

May 2011

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New Focus on Care for HIV Women as More Live Longer with the Disease

Washington, DC -- As the number of women in the US living with HIV/AIDS increases, ob-gyns will need to address their unique contraception, preconception and prenatal care, and general gynecologic re...

November 2010

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Depression During Pregnancy: Treatment Recommendations

Washington, DC -- Pregnant women with depression face complicated treatment decisions because of the risks associated with both untreated depression and the use of antidepressants. A new report from ...

August 2009

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ACOG Issues New Guidelines on Managing Stillbirths

Washington, DC -- Approximately 1 out of every 160 deliveries in the US ends in stillbirth—a devastating experience for women and their families—yet its causes remain poorly understood. I...

February 2009

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Motivational Interviewing: A Tool for Behavior Change

Number 423

(Reaffirmed 2012)

ABSTRACT: Applying the principles of motivational interviewing to everyday patient interactions has been proved effective in eliciting "behavior change" that contributes to positive health outcomes a...

January 2009

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Substance Abuse - A Fact Sheet for Parents

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What is meant by substance abuse? Use of any illegal drug, such as cocaine, marijuana, or heroin, Any use of alcohol or tobacco (see the “Tobacco Use” and “Alcohol Use” fact sheets) that causes risk...

January 2009

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Substance Abuse

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What is meant by substance abuse? Any use of an illegal drug such as cocaine, marijuana, or heroin Any use of alcohol or tobacco (see the “Tobacco Use” and “Alcohol Use” fact sheets) that causes ris...

January 2009

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Tobacco Use - A Fact Sheet for Parents

FS034

What should you know about tobacco use? Tobacco use includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Tobacco use also includes chewing tobacco and using snuff (“smokeless tobacco”) and water pipe smoki...

January 2009

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Tobacco Use

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What should you know about tobacco use? Tobacco use includes smoking cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Tobacco use also includes chewing tobacco, using snuff (“smokeless tobacco”) and water pipe smoking...

January 2009

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Tabaco, alcohol, drogas y embarazo

SP170

Cuando esta embarazada, todo lo que come, bebe o fuma puede afectarla a usted y a su bebe. No se debe usar alcohol ni tabaco durante el embarazo. Tambien es aconsejable no usar ningun remedio (con o ...

June 2008

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Contraception — A Basic Health Necessity

San Diego, CA -- Ob-gyns today addressed the critical need for increased insurance coverage of contraceptive services for women in the US at a news conference during the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting ...

May 2007

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